noun
insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
• Syn: ↑neuropteran, ↑neuropterous insect
• Hypernyms: ↑insect
• Hyponyms:
↑ant lion, ↑antlion, ↑antlion fly, ↑lacewing, ↑lacewing fly, ↑dobson, ↑dobsonfly, ↑dobson fly, ↑Corydalus cornutus, ↑fish fly, ↑fish-fly, ↑alderfly, ↑alder fly, ↑Sialis lutaria, ↑snakefly, ↑mantispid, ↑spongefly, ↑spongillafly
• Member Holonyms: ↑Neuroptera, ↑order Neuroptera
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\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrän\ noun (-s)Etymology: New Latin, singular of Neuroptera
: an insect of the order Neuroptera
Useful english dictionary. 2012.